Searches songs using only one line of the lyrics, browses lyrics while offline

Shows lyrics, many tracks are displayed in Karaoke style

Youtube, Spotify, Pandora, compatible with most streaming services

Yes

No

Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10

Yes

Uses its own database for identification

Displays lyrics via Google search, provides links to buy ringtones

No

No

No

Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10

SoundHound

18 (47%)20 (53%)

This free song finder app immediately tells you what song is playing in the background. Tag songs with the big ID button in the middle of the home screen. SoundHound supports voice controls, allowing you to hum or sing a tune for the tool to identify it by sound. It's available for Android and iPhone.

Features

Plays a short sample of a track

Star, share, or add a song to your Spotify playlist

Supports voice commands to tag music

Displays lyrics

Provides links to buy a searched song

Advantages

Fast, usually accurate song identification, even in a noisy environment

It is one of the most well-known app on the market to find out a song playing in a movie or on the radio. Shazam is a quick and accurate free song finder, that offers unlimited song tagging and a wide variety of options, including full integration with Facebook, Spotify, and Pandora. This tool is available for Mac, Android and iOS.

Features

Tags songs

Shows other tracks from the same artist

Shows lyrics and YouTube videos for the songs you search

When offline, saves the music it picks up with the audio listening feature, then matches it for you

The app tells you what music is playing around and displays its remixes and covers from the large database featuring over 500k tracks and 200k singers. Access your Apple Music, Spotify or iTunes libraries to find samples, remixes and cover songs of your favourite artists and compare them with original tracks. WhoSampled costs $9.99 per year and is available for Android and iOS.

Features

Find music in your Apple Music, Spotify and iTunes libraries or search for a track that isn't in your playlist

Explore music in different jenres (Rock, Jazz, Hip-hop, Classical, etc.)

Displays samples, remixes and covers of your favourite songs. See where the song was sampled and by whom

It is a free Windows tool that tells you a title of the song playing in the background. After you play a track to the earphone and hit 'Search', the tool will connect to its database and show you the song title and artist. It works on Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10.

Features

Uses its own database for identification

Analyzes a tune by recording it through a microphone or simply by playing it

Conclusion

Overall, the safest pick among the tools is Shazam. Use this Android and iOS app to find out what song is playing right now. It is the fastest and the most accurate song finder app and offers a wide variety of ways to interact with your songs. We recommend using this music finder tool when you need to identify a melody.

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